THESIS STATEMENT Major cities nowadays have a well-organized and stabled infrastructure surrounded by various communities. Yet, there are still ongoing issues that don’t adequately reflect the communities anymore. It is important to consolidate people’s interest and construct a strong infrastructure on top of a built environment. My thesis will explore a growing hinge as a way of rethinking city that collects common interest from the communities and solve problem for the city to grow as a continuous development.
Program, user, site, or any other field can be a hinge but is essential to reflect current communities and discover a hybrid formation that is connected by related hinges. A new grid on top of an existing network can guide the cities to a future urbanism where growth is constantly active. With the method of growth through connection on various urban scales, the city will be fluently enlivened through an engagement of the communities in a whole new perspective. Establishing a new zoning code based on the communities’ interest instead of current strict zoning code will ultimately create a growing carpet streaming throughout the whole city.
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